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COLLAR.

No. 298,489. Patented May 13, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT U ETCE.

ALEXANDER J. MCADAM AND NEIL L. MOADAM, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,489, dated May 13, 1884.

Application filed September 7,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALEXANDER J. Mo ADAM and NEIL L. MoADAM, of the city and county of San Francisco, and State of California, have invented an Improvement in C01- lars; and we hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in shirtcollars, the object of which is to prevent the cravat ornecktie from getting out of position.

Our invention consists in a collar having two slots or openings in its back below the lower edge of the neckband portion, one being on each side of the back button-hole.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collar of the turned-down pattern, showing our invention. Fig. 2 is a View of a standing collar containing our improvement, and showing the application of a cravat thereto.

\Vith turned-down collars it is very difficult to get a tie fitted to them, and even when in place the tie has a tendency to work down free of the collar and push thelatter up, making it very inconvenient for the wearer. This is especially the case with those cravats known as *scarl's, in which the portion or band which encircles the neck has to be passed through a socket in the front portion and pulled up tight. \Vhen the cravat is first adjusted, it may remain so a short while; but

when it needs a further adjustment the band may have worked down, and upon being pulled tight simply binds upon the shirtband,

while the collar rides up on each side. With standing collars the ObJGOlBlOD is well-known.

The tie has a tendency to ride up over the collar, and by being exposed over the coatcollar presents a very bad appearance. So

great is this tendency that some kind of clamping or pinning devices are almost universally used to hold the cravat down. By means of our invention every difficulty of this nature is overcome.

A is a collar having in its back the vertical elongated slots a, arranged below the lower edge of the neekband portion, one being on each side of the back button-hole, B. The cravat or tie O is passed through these slots, as shown in Fig. 2, whereby it issecured. In order to have the tie slip easily without being impeded by or encountering the back button, it is necessary that the tops of the slots be made on about a level with the base of the back button-hole, so that the tie will slip by under the button. To do this we fashion the collarwith an extension or rxtensions c, in which the slots are made. This requires very little extra material and labor, and the collar can be made just as cheap as'thoseinnse. Vhen the cravat or tie is in these slots, it can neither work down nor ride up, but must remain in position. v

e are aware that collars having slots formed therein are not broadly new, and such we do-not claim, but

What we do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, IS-r 1. As a new article of manufacture, a shirtcollar provided with an extension or extensions, c, in its back, and the elongated slots a, for the passage of cravat, arranged below the lower edge of the neckband portion, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A shirt-collar provided with an extension or extensions, 0, in its back, and having the slots or openings (1 made therein, one on each side of the back button-hole and below the lower edge of the neckband portion, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

ALEXANDER J. MOADAM. NEIL L. MOADAM.

IVitnesses:

S. H. NoUEsE, O. D. Conn. 

